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City or Not City? The Buzzwords That Defined China’s 2024 Did you spend 2024 as a “beast of burden” or embracing your destiny as the “Greek god of sleep”? Unsure what we’re talking about altogether? Sixth Tone has you covered with the year’s top slang. “City or not city?” that is the question. Or at least, that was the question Chinese couldn’t stop asking in 2024. From the suffocating smell of banwei, or that “office stench,” to the effortless cool of Greek gods and goddesses, these online buzzwords offer a window into the trends, struggles, and quirks that defined the year online. Here is a list of Sixth Tone’s top internet slang from 2024.   Abstract (抽象, chōuxiàng) Typically used to refer to non-concrete ideas or representations in art and philosophy, 抽象 (chōuxiàng), or “abstract,” has become the go-to adjective for young Chinese bewildered, confused, or just plain speechless at their peers’ behavior. Return to your dorm to find your roommates pretending to be birds? That’s abstract. Watching noted bad actor Jacky Heung suddenly drop to the ground and start acting like a lizard? Abstract. Trying to explain the concept of “abstract” as a meme in Chinese? You best believe that’s chōuxiàng.  …